She is still in a very fun stage; laughing and interacting with us all the time. She has started to jabber to herself, practically non-stop...especially if Mommy is on a conference call! She wants to join in the conversation! Ryleigh lights up when Daddy walks in the room and immediately starts cooing and talking to him. :)
Now that she rolls over constantly, she has discovered that she is a side sleeper. Literally, the second I put her down to sleep, she immediately rolls to her side.
Crib, play mat, it makes no difference. When Ryleigh is ready to sleep, she curls up and falls asleep.
Ryleigh is also doing better with her 1st foods from a spoon. She likes her rice cereal okay, as long as I add enough milk. No chunky cereal, for sure. She's not too fond of Oatmeal cereal yet. Jesse tried to feed her some last night, and she got all dramatic on him, squishing her face, trying to gag, etc. We of course, laughed. (Great parents, right?)Today, Jesse came home on his lunch break, so we watched as Ryleigh tasted her 1st vegetable: green beans! I just knew she was going to love them, since they are one of my favorite veggies, and I ate quite a few of them while pregnant and nursing. Her reaction to the first bite was priceless; turned her head to the side, closed both eyes, and did the "shiver" as she spit them back out. <lol> Naturally, we both laughed again. She did take a few more bites for me, and we will continue to give her a few more bites for the next few days.
She definitely had more green bean on her face than she got in her mouth or even attempted to swallow. :) I know you all don't want to know this, but I must say, I'm curious what her poo will look like after this! (
The night time routine is...okay. She still wakes up several times a night, though I honestly need to quit getting up to check on her. Half the time, it sounds like she is awake over the monitor, but by the time I get in there, she is asleep again. The other times when she is actually awake, I pop her pacifier back in and return to my room. She typically puts herself back to sleep within 5 minutes once the pacifier is secure in her mouth. There have been a few nights over the past week that have just been plain rough. She wakes up several times throughout the night, not happy, and not falling back asleep. Tuesday night was one of those. After I had been up over 6 times, Jesse finally got up with her, and when he could not get her down, we were out of ideas. And she was crying. I gave her a tiny bit of Tylenol (thinking perhaps her teeth were bothering her), and she finally fell back asleep. Luckily, she got to sleep in until 9:30, whereas Jesse and I both had to get up and go to work!
As of yesterday, she started sounding incredibly congested. I have used her nasal aspirator, and cannot seem to "get anything out." Yet, she sounds like she is stuffed up! I have a small tub of the Vick's Baby Rub, you apply to their chest and back to help them breathe easier, and I imagine I will try some of that tonight, as well as her humidifier. I don't want to take her to the doctor for it just yet, especially since she is not running a fever, but I'm sure that adds to her discomfort and inability to sleep at night. I'll wait it out a few days and see if it improves. If not, I'll give the doctor a call.
Other than that, everything is great! She plays on her mat for hours and hours, and even plays in her pack-n-play while Mom and Dad do their workout every night. She seems to prefer the freedom of playing in an open environment more than sitting in her swing or bouncer. That makes me kind of sad...and scared to think of a mobile baby in a few months! It is so cool watching her learn new things and reach new milestones, but it also means she is getting bigger. And bigger means more challenges. Every time I think I have some part of this phase of life "down," it changes. A constant adjustment. A constant challenge.
It frustrates me...but I absolutely love it. :)
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